so, join us. and make sure to watch us all next week in brooklyn too. you know our first guest as vern the husky kid from "stand by me," frank the quarterback from "jerry maguire" and hoyt the detective from "crossing jordan." now, he faces his greatest challenge yet as herman, the munster in the new halloween special "mockingbird lane." it airs friday at 8:00 on nbc. please say hello to jerry o'connell. [ cheers and applause ] how you doing? >> thank you. >> jimmy: you look very handsome. >> i feel very handsome. i want to thank you, a lot of people say fat kid from "stand by me" you said husky. >> jimmy: husky is a different thing. >> i think i was husky. most people on the street yell fat kid from "stand by me," they think differently. >> jimmy: people are great, aren't they? >> especially in l.a., where they're driving by. say it to my face. >> jimmy: did you meet prince backstage? >> like everybody else, love prince. if you can play a album on desert album "desert rainpurple it. i was in college in chicago, a club, the limelight on sixth avenue wit